US space shuttles will be taken out of service in 2010 after the International Space Station, a multi-nation construction, is completed. At that point the US will be reliant on Russia for travel to and from the station. Nasa, which oversees the American space programme, is taking bids and expects to award $50 million, part of the government stimulus package, in seed money to encourage the development of commercial travel to and from the station, as well as eventually to the moon and other locations in space. The winners of the contract are likely to be announced in late September. Nasa, Reuters

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